In this case, a wide grip won't necessarily
build wide lats — in fact, studies have shown that the combination of a pronated wrist position and a close neutral grip will allow for maximal activation of the lats on pull - downs.
Isometric pull up holds this is a great exercise for
building wide lats and huge forearms.
Not exact matches
There's no better way to
build your
lats and get that
wide dominant look.
There you have it: 4 simple tweaks that you can master in just a few minutes to instantly increase
lat stimulation,
build big
lats and get a thicker,
wider upper body as a result.
This exercise should be done with a shoulder width grip for all over muscle
building and the
wide grip version should only be used to increase the size of the lower
lats.
As mentioned before bodyweight back exercises are great for
building the v shaped
wide lats that everyone associates with fit strong athletes.
If you ask any person that has
wide lats and a thick back what they did to
build it, pull - ups will come in the conversation.
Exercises that
build these muscles include rear deltoid raises, seated cable rows,
wide - grip
lat pulls, pull - ups, bent - over rows, and one - arm dumbbell rows.
Well -
built lats make your upper back
wide and form the so desired V shape.
This week I have been concentrating more on the
wide grip version of the exercise and although it does restrict the movement and will therefore not
build the pulling power that the standard one does it is never the less a fantastic exercise for the lower
lats that can really isolate them especially if you hold the position at the top and bottom of each rep.